Slovenian euro coin

The Mint of Finland was chosen to mint the coins through an international tender in 2007. Slovenia was the first country to join the eurozone out of the 10 new member states that joined the European Union in 2004, and the first ex-Yugoslav republic to join the eurozone.

For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coins. The Slovenian euro coins were the first to feature a new common side, with a new map of Europe on the bicoloured and Nordic-gold coins. Obverse side 1 Slovenia achieved independence under the zodiac sign of Cancer.

The following table shows the mintage quantity for all Slovenian euro coins, per denomination, per year. • Face Value — €0.01 — €0.02 — €0.05 — €0.10 — €0.20 — €0.50 — €1.00 — €2.00 • 2007 — 44,700,000 — 44,500,000 — 43,800,000 — 42,800,000 — 37,250,000 — 32,400,000 — 29,750,000 — 21,350,000 • 2008 — 150,000 — 150,000 — 150,000 — 150,000 — 150,000 — 150,000 — 150,000 — 150,000 • 2009 — 18,000,000 — 12,400,000 — 100,000 — 100,000 — 100,000 — 100,000 — 100,000 — 100,000 • 2010 — 75,000 — 75,000 — 75,000 — 75,000 — 75,000 — 75,000 — 75,000 — 75,000 • 2011 — 17,000 — 17,000 — 17,000 — 17,000 — 17,000 — 17,000 — 17,000 — 17,000 • 2012 — 17,000 — 17,000 — 17,000 — 17,000 — 17,000 — 17,000 — 17,000 — 17,000 • 2013 — 17,000 — 17,000 — 17,000 — 17,000 — 17,000 — 17,000 — 17,000 — 17,000 • 2014 — 16,500 — 16,500 — 16,500 — 16,500 — 16,500 — 16,500 — 16,500 — 16,500 • 2015 — 10,015,000 — 15,000 — 15,000 — 15,000 — 15,000 — 15,000 — 15,000 — 15,000 • 2016 — 25,012,000 — 12,000 — 12,000 — 12,000 — 12,000 — 12,000 — 12,000 — 12,000 • 2017 — 9,000 — 9,000 — 9,000 — 9,000 — 9,000 — 9,000 — 9,000 — 9,000 • 2018 — 16,008,750 — 6,008,750 — 8,750 — 3,008,750 — 8,750 — 8,750 — 8,750 — 8,750 • 2019 — 38,008,750 — 22,008,750 — 17,008,750 — 22,008,750 — 8,008,750 — 8,750 — 8,750 — 8,750 • 2020 — 14,007,500 — 11,007,500 — 7,500 — 7,500 — 7,500 — 7,500 — 7,500 — 4,007,500 • 2021 — 13,006,500 — 7,006,500 — 7,006,500 — 8,006,500 — 6,500 — 4,006,500 — 6,500 — 3,006,500 • 2022 — 9,006,500 — 5,006,500 — 4,006,500 — 13,006,500 — 5,006,750 — 6,500 — 6,500 — 3,006,500 • 2023 — 4,006,750 — 6,006,750 — 12,006,750 — 5,006,750 — 17,006,750 — 6,750 — 6,750 — 3,006,500 • Bold = Small quantities minted for sets only.

2007: Finland 2008: Netherlands 2009–2011: Finland 2012–2013: Slovakia 2014–2018: Netherlands

• Year — Subject — Volume

Slovenia joined the Eurozone on January 1, 2007. In such a short time they have already built a small collection of collectors coins, with face values ranging from 3 to 100 euros. Although they are all legal tender in Slovenia, these coins are not really intended to be used as a means of payment, so they do not circulate widely (the only exception is the 3 euro coins which can be found in circulation although extremely rarely).

The use of the Prince's Stone (Knežji kamen, Fürstenstein) on the 2-cent coin caused a minor political stir in the Austrian State of Carinthia. The stone, a fragment of an ancient Roman column from nearby Virunum that was used in the ritual of installing the princes of Carantania and later of the Duchy of Carinthia, is kept in a museum in Klagenfurt (Slovene: Celovec), the Carinthian capital, where it is also considered a historical icon of the state. The Carinthian state government (headed by governor Jörg Haider) issued a resolution of protest on 25 October 2005, which was rejected as "not to be taken seriously" by the then Slovenian foreign minister, Dimitrij Rupel. However, there were also objections against its use on the Slovene side. On academic grounds, for instance, Peter Štih, professor of history at the Ljubljana University and member of the Slovene Academy of Sciences, argued that the Prince's Stone cannot be considered a Slovenian but rather a Carinthian historic symbol.